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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 287

Honoring the continuing service and commitment of the members of the

National Guard and Reserve units activated in support of Operation

Enduring Freedom.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 13, 2001

Mr. FORBES (for himself and Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota) submitted the

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

RESOLUTION

Honoring the continuing service and commitment of the

members of the National Guard and Reserve units activated in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Whereas citizen-soldiers have served the United States with

honor and distinction since colonial times;

Whereas the more than 1,200,000 citizen-soldiers who comprise the National Guard and Reserve components of the

Armed Forces nationwide commit significant time and effort to executing their important role in the Armed

Forces;

Whereas on September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked and destroyed 4 civilian aircraft, crashing 2 of them into the

towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and

a third into the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C.;
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Whereas thousands of innocent people from more than 80

countries were killed or injured as a result of these attacks;

Whereas on September 14, 2001, units of the Army Reserve,

Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Army National Guard of the

United States, and Air National Guard of the United

States were authorized to be activated in support of operations in response to the terrorist attacks against the

United States that occurred on September 11, 2001;

Whereas 336 of such units from 49 States, the District of

Columbia, and Puerto Rico have been activated in support of Operation Enduring Freedom;

Whereas on October 29, 2001, 32,686 members of such units

were on active duty, including 12,391 members of the

Army Reserve and Army National Guard, 4,650 members

of the Naval Reserve, 373 members of the Marine Corps

Reserve, 2,529 members of the Coast Guard Reserve, and

12,743 members of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard;

Whereas these activations represent the largest mobilization

of members of the National Guard and Reserve since Operation Desert Storm in 1991;

Whereas members of the National Guard and Reserve are

serving the Nation in almost every conceivable capacity,

including providing airport security, medical support, and

other logistical support for both civilian and military operations;

Whereas the members of these units have been ordered to active duty for a period of 365 days and are not expected

to return home until October 2002 at the earliest;
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Whereas these National Guard and Reserve citizen-soldiers

have selflessly performed their duties during the weeks

since the terrorist attacks, sacrificing time at their civilian jobs and with their families during the period of their

active duty; and

Whereas these National Guard and Reserve citizen-soldiers

serve a critical role as part of the mission of the Armed

Forces to protect the freedom of United States citizens

and the American ideals of justice, liberty, and freedom,

both at home and abroad: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

2 (1) honors the continuing service and commit3 ment of the members of the National Guard and Re4 serve units activated in support of Operation Endur5 ing Freedom;

6 (2) honors the sacrifices made by the families

7 and employers of the members of those units during

8 their time away from home;

9 (3) recognizes the critical importance of the Na10 tional Guard and Reserve to the security of the

11 United States; and

12 (4) supports providing the necessary resources

13 to ensure the continued readiness of the National

14 Guard and Reserve.

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